Zes's figure builds, customs & kitbashes (some NSFW)

Impressive, and the end result is one of a kind, making it priceless.
Did this Japanese artist start with a new, censored body? It is painted nicely, though I think areolae are too large.

Visisonor wrote:Impressive, and the end result is one of a kind, making it priceless.
Did this Japanese artist start with a new, censored body? It is painted nicely, though I think areolae are too large.

Thanks!

I'm not sure, actually. I assume this was from the old stock of S33B. And yeah, I did ask for extra-large aerolae, or whatever that translates to in Japanese.

Although I love the original unmasked head, I think your kitbash worked beautifully and ended up as a compelling rendition of the character. Though it did not need the explicit images. Amazing work with those delicate face masks.

GubernatorFan wrote:Although I love the original unmasked head, I think your kitbash worked beautifully and ended up as a compelling rendition of the character. Though it did not need the explicit images. Amazing work with those delicate face masks.

Thanks! Yeah, the 3D printed masks were tricky. They're almost paper-thin. But that works in my favor, as the masks have a very small profile when attached to the head and don't look bulky at all.

The original head is not a bad sculpt by any means; I just think the sculpt does not convey "Black Cat," if that makes sense.

I understand regarding the images in question. I was debating whether they needed spoiler formatting or not, but I guess they do. Thanks for cleaning those up. I'll be sure to format correctly for future posts.

Fantastic work, she looks amazing!

Always well put together and planned! I like the making of and well explained process!

The S33 is actually among the tallest TBL bodies. The only taller ones are 43, 47 and 53. The narrow shoulders make it look more petite. So I'm glad it still worked out! ^^

The head is beautiful. Once again you made some beautiful choices there.

There are enough places on the internet to share explicit images, so I would ask that you refrain from posting images like that here. You can always offer to send NSFW images via PM if anyone is interested.

BAMComix wrote:Fantastic work, she looks amazing!

Valiarde wrote:Always well put together and planned! I like the making of and well explained process!

Thanks all! I appreciate it!

Diana wrote:The S33 is actually among the tallest TBL bodies. The only taller ones are 43, 47 and 53. The narrow shoulders make it look more petite. So I'm glad it still worked out! ^^

The head is beautiful. Once again you made some beautiful choices there.

There are enough places on the internet to share explicit images, so I would ask that you refrain from posting images like that here. You can always offer to send NSFW images via PM if anyone is interested.

Oh yeah, you're right. I think the petiteness of the body helps to sell the illusion that it is a smaller body when compared to the S43/S53 as you said. It does look much smaller when compared to a S42 I own.

Gotcha. I removed one of the two "problematic" images that had spoiler formatting. I cropped the other to hopefully fix that issue. I'd like to know where the proverbial line in the sand is drawn regarding images defined as "explicit." That way, I can ensure there are no issues going forward with future posts.

I'd make the argument that the image I cropped didn't need editing since there was no visible anatomy and it was almost Barbie-like. Doesn't matter anymore, though, since I cropped it.

That Black Cat turned out great. Nice work all around. I don’t know if the side nipple paint was entirely necessary, as the outfit alone is revealing enough, but the whole figure still looks good.

Zes wrote:

Diana wrote:The S33 is actually among the tallest TBL bodies. The only taller ones are 43, 47 and 53. The narrow shoulders make it look more petite. So I'm glad it still worked out! ^^

The head is beautiful. Once again you made some beautiful choices there.

There are enough places on the internet to share explicit images, so I would ask that you refrain from posting images like that here. You can always offer to send NSFW images via PM if anyone is interested.

Oh yeah, you're right. I think the petiteness of the body helps to sell the illusion that it is a smaller body when compared to the S43/S53 as you said. It does look much smaller when compared to a S42 I own.

Gotcha. I removed one of the two "problematic" images that had spoiler formatting. I cropped the other to hopefully fix that issue. I'd like to know where the proverbial line in the sand is drawn regarding images defined as "explicit." That way, I can ensure there are no issues going forward with future posts.

I'd make the argument that the image I cropped didn't need editing since there was no visible anatomy and it was almost Barbie-like. Doesn't matter anymore, though, since I cropped it.

I appreciate your desire for clarity.
I don't think it's easy to formulate a clean line. Some photos were recently posted in a NSFW-tag that also showed nudity, yet those were presented as an artistic photograph, there was no emphasis on the nudity of the body and the body was ideal but still natural looking. So nobody I know of had adverse reactions to them. Not every image of a nude belongs in the adult section.

Since we want this to be an all ages board, I think the difference is how I imagine a teenager reacting to the image:
If it's a simple body comparison image then it is informative and useful to everyone considering to buy the body. (Yet covering the sensitive parts is kinda expected and definitely appreciated.)
If it is artistic and not overly sexualized nudity it might even inspire appreciation and respect.
But in the case of a body modified to be unnaturally sexualised, a teenage boy who curiously clicks on the spoiler tag might now be infused with phantasies about the female body that might lead to expectations that are unattainable, thereby leading to a sexually frustrated life. A teenage girl might feel unworthy and unable to ever be good enough for the expectations of men. Parents aren't (and shouldn't) always be looking over their kids' shoulders when they surf the web so we as a community gotta carry the responsibility for how we conduct ourselves and what impression that makes on the next generation.


EDIT: I stand by my moral position, but the explanation is simple: We're not allowed. Ian said it much better. /EDIT

I hope this serves both as an explanation for the motivation and interpretation of the forum guidelines. Thank you for asking.

I can only echo what the other moderators have posted about the images. I had tried to be subtle (before receiving any feedback), putting them in tagged spoilers and noting they did not need to be explicit to serve the stated purpose of their inclusion (like skin tone matching, which would have been just as obvious with a cropped image).

Nevertheless, just to clarify, because this is not an Adults only forum (something we cannot enforce even if we wanted to) and because of our host website Forumotion's anti-pornographic policies, there is really no instance in which explicit anatomically correct nudity is warranted for posting. The basic rule of thumb is to keep things (non-nude) beach-appropriate. This can be achieved in various ways, with angles and posing, cropping, or applying digital censorship "stickers" of various types (I personally find the soft blur pushing it).

The forum policies can be found HERE.

Alright, thanks for the detailed clarification! It's much appreciated.

I'll use black bars or something of that sort going forward. It's a nonissue.

Figure Build 5: Maiden in Black

Alright, with it being another weekend, I have a few hours of spare time to write up another figure build. So without further ado, here it is. I had a project in mind where I wanted to have fully seamless fingers and toes. Normally, I would go with LD Doll, as I have purchased five bodies from them with no issues whatsoever. I figured I might as well take a shot with another manufacturer, that being UD Doll, also called UANDD Doll and Unique Doll.

I decided to pick up the UD body titled "ud 细腰宽臀版 3d游戏模型", which roughly translates to ""UD slim waist and wide hips version of 3D game model." I'm not entirely sure what to call this body, as there are plenty of other UD doll bodies in their official store. In the body comparison section, I refer to this body as the "UD Videogame Body." This body was quite popular on Taobao, with dozens of orders over the past 30 days, so I was curious to see what all the rage was about. I'm not entirely sure what the inspiration for this body was, but I think it's meant to be a stylized videogame character body, like 2B from Nier Automata.




I was planning to write up a detailed review of the body, but, frankly, I don't have the time or the patience to critique the articulation, take pictures, and all that. It's quite time-consuming, as I'm sure the fellow reviewers on this board can attest to that.

Like LDDoll, UD Doll offers various optional upgrades when purchasing a body. I don't think I can list out what all of the upgrades are here, as some of them are explicit, so I'll just post the link to the product page so you can see for yourself if interested.

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=746236930861

Some of the upgrades I got were moveable fingers and bones, removing silicone mold lines, and body airbrushing. One benefit of ordering on Taobao is that you can match the color of the body to pretty much whatever color you want by contacting UD directly. I didn't have any specific color needs, so I just went with the typical TBLeague Pale color. It's important to note that these bodies are expensive, and with all the optional upgrades added, the total cost is $200. It's 5x the cost of the standard TBLeague $40 body, so it is considered a more premium choice. However, how the quality holds up to TBLeague is up for debate.

Here are the specs of the body provided by UD Doll:


Running the image through Google Translate will give the following:


It's a bit messy, but you can see what the specifications are. This body is kind of on the taller side, though not as tall as the S42/S52.

Here's the box. The cardstock is pretty high quality. I have to admit, the packaging is quite nice.



Here's all the contents out of the box. It comes with an information pamphlet, a bag of neck connectors, a small brush, and a vial of cornstarch. Pretty typical stuff here.



Here's a closer look at the neck connectors. They are made of plastic and threaded on the body. They simply screw on to the neck. There are a lot of options to accommodate different head sculpts.


Next, this is the information pamphlet. They included a pretty cool wax seal. Haven't seen one of those in a long time.


That center sleeve piece contains an introduction to UD Doll.


This is what I got after running the image through Google Translate. The text, hopefully, is easy to understand.


The rest of the pamphlet is self-explanatory, so I didn't bother to translate it. It goes over articulation, the neck connectors, how to care for your doll, etc. With that extra stuff out of the way, we can now look at the doll itself.


I have to censor the image, but I'd like to point out that this doll's body features much more detailed anatomy than TBLeague. It's great for those who like that sort of thing. I certainly do. But, anyway, because I don't want to spend the effort censoring every image going forward, let's just put some underwear on the body to take care of that "issue."



The underwear was a tight fit (there's some underboob showing when there shouldn't be), but I didn't have any other alternatives for the body to wear. It'll suffice. As mentioned previously, the height of the body is stated to be 26.3 cm, and it does appear to be right. The following is a bad picture now that I think about it but it'll give a rough idea.


I did go ahead and install a neck connector and then the i8Toys neck adapter. Those i8Toys adapters are my favorites; they're extremely versatile. In fact, I picked up two i8Toys heads just for those connectors hah. Here are a few pictures of the body at different angles.





The body has what looks to be a medium bust and a large butt. That's pretty much why I've been referring it to a body similar to 2B from Nier Automata. It has similar proportions. I think it is also similar to the recently announced Verycool body. There is also some muscle definition to the body

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t7734-new-product-play-toy-sexy-humanoid-robot-2b-no-p021

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t7515-verycool-1-6-seamless-bodies-2-types-3-colors

The fingers and toes have their own individual articulation via wire inside the silicone. The fingers and toes look a bit messy, and that would be because I didn't bother tidying them up at this stage. It's quite easy to bend them. Overall, the articulation is good, but I did not want to push the articulation as far as it could go because this is a $200 body after all. But it seems to be your typical seamless body articulation.  Again, I did not want to find out how far the articulation could go. The seamless fingers are nice because you can pull off a variety of poses, like this one, for example:


Lastly, I forgot to mention that this body cannot stand. It is not a big deal for me since I use figure stands on all my figures anyway. Imagine a $600 doll figure falling over...yeah, no Well, that's pretty much it for this "review," if you could even call it that. I will do some body comparisons a bit later, and I do apologize for the lackluster "review." Again, I don't have time to do a proper one.

Now, finally, here's what I did with the body. If you missed the title of this reply, I wanted to make a character called "Maiden in Black" from my favorite videogame, Demon's Souls. It seemed fitting to use a videogame body for a videogame character.


Here's a closeup of her portrait:


She basically has candle wax covering the entirety of her eyes. She definitely has a unique appearance, to say the least. The reason I wanted seamless feet and toes is that this character is always barefoot. Her feet are a big part of her design. And no, I don't have a foot fetish.



Heck, that was one of the selling points of her official figure:


Anyway, I saw this artwork by Atamagaitai of the Maiden in Black that I thought looked cool.


Here she's wearing modern clothing instead of her usual fantasy outfit, with a handbag. I wanted to recreate the character using a one-piece shirt. It has to be black, of course. So ideally, some kind of tapered shirt dress or sweater dress. I also wanted a blue jewel necklace to complete the look.

Because of her hairstyle, I don't think the usual Saran or Nylon hair I use would be suitable. I opted for animal hair, which seems to be a popular choice for hair rooting on this board.


Now I'll need to find a head sculpt that looks like her. There were three things I was looking for in the head sculpt: the same nose shape, large, full lips, and the same chin/jaw shape. I scoured the 1/6-scale head sculpt market on eBay and on Taobao and did not find anything promising. I decided to check out the 3D-printed/Bootleg head sculpt market on Taobao. I found the following head sculpt:


It has the correct chin/jaw shape and has large lips, like I wanted. However, the nose is not right, but at that point, I was willing to compromise. Overall, it is an attractive-looking head. I contacted the seller and requested one printed in white resin. And yes, the color of the resin matters quite a bit when airbrushing. Here's the head I received. It's on a spare S37 TBLeague body:


Next, I would need to get the candle wax sculpted. I sent it over to an artist by the name of "Redpiano Miniatures," who I've been working with for almost 7 years at this point. I've commissioned all sorts of stuff over the years—miniatures, garage kits, 1/6-scale accessories, etc. Mostly display pieces, though. He sculpted the candle wax using white Milliput putty.


After that, I need to send it to the doll artist I work with, HeadArtFactory. Here's how that turned out:


I think he nailed it. The sculpt looks exactly like her. I'm pleased with how it turned out. For the outfit, I'm using a one-piece black sweater dress by Mudo Toys.




There are other sweater dresses on the 1/6-scale market, but I found those to be cheap-looking. The dress by Mudo Toys is tapered at the waist and made of this very elastic fabric. It feels like it is of very high quality. The rest of the outfit was sourced from Taobao. A metal anklet, rings, a blue jewel necklace, and a handbag.





Here's how the outfit looks put together:


Another thing to note is that the seamless hands, as with LDDoll, cannot hold heavy items. The handbag was light enough, but don't expect the hands to support the weight of 1/6-scale swords or rifles. It won't work. Moving on, this next bit might be controversial, but I wanted to replicate the filthy, soot-covered feet that the "Maiden in Black" has. Doing so would involve intentionally damaging the body.


I have this black pigment I used back in my miniature painting days.


I drybrushed some of the powder onto her feet to emulate the artwork from Atamagaitai. Though I didn't want to add too much soot as in the videogame, just a small amount. This is challenging to photograph, as it always looks lighter than it does in person. Just know that the soot is much darker than it looks below. I think I may go back and drybrush even more on the feet.


Lastly, here's the body and outfit with the "Maiden in Black" head sculpt.








Here are some close-up pics:




Regarding the body comparisons, as I mentioned previously, this UD videogame body is a tall body. It is taller than the S26, S24, and S37. It is probably shorter than the S42/S52, but, honestly, I was too lazy to check. I didn't want to remove the figures from my shelves, nor did I want to have to censor them. I also compared it to the popular Worldbox AT020S male body. I think the UD videogame body scales well next to male bodies.





In conclusion, I think the UD Videogame body is suitable for characters with those proportions, i.e., some videogame characters. 2B from Nier Automata, Tifa from Final Fantasy VII, Samus from Metroid, etc. Really anyone with a medium chest and large behind. The seamless, moveable fingers and toes are fantastic for kitbashes where that feature is needed. It worked out great for my "Maiden in Black" custom since I really wanted that toe articulation. I can even have her in a sitting pose like the reference pics and gif above without any issue. The only downside to this body is that it is expensive, with a price of $200 with all the optional upgrades. I would definitely get another one of these the next time I need a seamless body. Though, that might be a while. Lately, I've been using Worldbox female bodies, particularly the AT203.

Well, that's pretty much it. My next build update might be postponed for a while as I'm waiting for the BBK Female Knight to release. But that kitbash will be fun.

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t7371-new-product-bbk-bbk019-1-6-scale-jedi-female-knight-x-wing-pilot

Impressive build and a useful review.
The body looks quite nice, and seamless everything is a huge selling point... But inability to stand on its own is really disappointing, for me at least. I can't stand figure stands (pun intended).

p.s. these Souls games and their derivatives/spinoffs (Elden Ring, Sekiro, etc) are a constant source of uncanny valley and nightmare fuel...

Thanks for the review/kitbash. Both informative about the product and effective for your project. Looks like the UD body is very comparable to the LDDoll ones, although I don't know if those have separate articulated toes. By the way, if you found TBLeague bodies at $40, you have an unusually affordable source.

Ooh! Another really nice creation, though admittedly I'd have preferred a less modern clean look for the character, but the result is still beautiful! That head sculpt is gorgeous! Yet again you've proven your good eye for such things.

The body looks gorgeous!! I really hope that the Verycool body ends up being similar. The removal of the seamlines is a great plus on this one, even if it comes with a price tag.

I think I pre-ordered three new bodies last year. Should be interesting. This type of body is now definitely on my "I want one of those eventually"-list.

Visisonor wrote:Impressive build and a useful review.
The body looks quite nice, and seamless everything is a huge selling point... But inability to stand on its own is really disappointing, for me at least. I can't stand figure stands (pun intended).

p.s. these Souls games and their derivatives/spinoffs (Elden Ring, Sekiro, etc) are a constant source of uncanny valley and nightmare fuel...

, I had the same opinion regarding figure stands for years until I found one that I liked by ZYTOYS. Those stands have a very small profile. Plus, it would be devastating if any of my figures fell over. And yeah, I agree with the sentiment regarding Souls games, though I imagine that the uncanniness of the game NPCs is a selling point. Each Souls NPC is unique and are unlike the generic AAA videogame NPC. The Maiden in Black is particularly creepy since she's a demon that sucks the souls out of men.

I do have an Elden Ring custom in the works that I'm looking forward to. It'll be my most ambitious project yet!

GubernatorFan wrote:Thanks for the review/kitbash. Both informative about the product and effective for your project. Looks like the UD body is very comparable to the LDDoll ones, although I don't know if those have separate articulated toes. By the way, if you found TBLeague bodies at $40, you have an unusually affordable source.

That's a good point. I don't remember if the LDDoll bodies, at least the ones I have, feature articulated toes or not. I don't think they do. I might write up a quasi-review of an LDDoll body next weekend if there is interest in it.

TBLeague bodies retail for about 240–260 yuan on Taobao, or the equivalent of about $33–36 USD. It's everywhere else that marks up the price. Though this does not include shipping costs, even with shipping, I imagine it'll cost less than buying from places like BigBadToyStore or even Giantoy.

Diana wrote:Ooh! Another really nice creation, though admittedly I'd have preferred a less modern clean look for the character, but the result is still beautiful! That head sculpt is gorgeous! Yet again you've proven your good eye for such things.

The body looks gorgeous!! I really hope that the Verycool body ends up being similar. The removal of the seamlines is a great plus on this one, even if it comes with a price tag.

I think I pre-ordered three new bodies last year. Should be interesting. This type of body is now definitely on my "I want one of those eventually"-list.

I wasn't a fan of the tattered look of the original outfit or the fact that it's just thin strips of black cloth wrapped around the body to make a dress. And thanks; I appreciate it!

I'm looking forward to those Play Toy custom bodies...if they ever release. And of course, I'm super curious to see how that Verycool body turns out.

Extensive and impressive review. I don’t know how I feel about the body in general, but this was cool to see your thought process on the build, and the build itself. She turned out pretty cool.

Very nice, never heard of this make of bodies before, so your review was great!

Good to know. I don't think we've had a LDDoll female body review, but if you do take it up, please censor it appropriately.

Stryker2012 wrote:Extensive and impressive review. I do t know how I feel about the body in general, but this was cool to see your thought process on the build, and the build itself. She turned out pretty cool.

BAMComix wrote:Very nice, never heard of this make of bodies before, so your review was great!

Thanks, guys; I appreciate it! If any of my future kitbashes call for a seamless body, I'll be sure to pick up another one of these niche bodies. There's one other body I was interested in but I'm out of ideas regarding what I'd use it for.


And Stryker, I'm also not 100% sold on the UD videogame body, as I prefer bodies with more narrow shoulders like the TBLeague S32, S34, S37, etc. Though the seamless fingers and toes were a big selling point for me.

GubernatorFan wrote:Good to know. I don't think we've had a LDDoll female body review, but if you do take it up, please censor it appropriately.

I think I might hold off on that until I get one that is new-in-box. And, yes, there's no need to tell me twice. My last update was appropriately censored, was it not?

Zes wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:Good to know. I don't think we've had a LDDoll female body review, but if you do take it up, please censor it appropriately.

I think I might hold off on that until I get one that is new-in-box. And, yes, there's no need to tell me twice. My last update was appropriately censored, was it not?

Yes, indeed. There has just been a bunch of stuff on the forum lately... Thank you for understanding.